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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aveko Sro VL-3C-1 · Northampton, MA · November 24, 2017

Date: November 24, 2017 · 08:30 local
Place: Northampton, MA
Airport: Nothampton Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N876MB
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA18CA065
Reported as: Aveko Sro VL-3C-1
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 156 total23 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N876MBRegistration cancelled Apr 22, 2019 · Aveko Sro VL-3C-1S/N VL-3-29 · Built 2009 Airframe modelAveko Sro VL-3C-1 Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(The pilot provided a written statment) the aircraft took off from westover airport (cef), going to Northampton airport (7B2). The flight was uneventful up until the attempted landing. Pilot configured aircraft for landing. Once over the runway the pilot flared but felt it was a bit fast, trying to bleed off the speed he applied slight backpressure and balooned slightly, the aircraft bounced at touch down and the nose gear porpoised once, at that point the aircraft turned hard left and the aircraft was in the grass, the pilot did not attempt a go-around due to aircraft veered hard left, the pilot lost directional control and the aircraft struck a VASI light and skidded sidways to a stop.

The left inboard section of the left wing, which is a composite wing, has a section torn into it starting from the leading edge that continues into the fuel tank, top and bottom of the wing, this is substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(THE PILOT PROVIDED A WRITTEN STATMENT) THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM WESTOVER AIRPORT (CEF), GOING TO NORTHAMPTON AIRPORT (7B2). THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL UP UNTIL THE ATTEMPTED LANDING. PILOT CONFIGURED AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING. ONCE OVER THE RUNWAY THE PILOT FLARED BUT FELT IT WAS A BIT FAST, TRYING TO BLEED OFF THE SPEED HE APPLIED SLIGHT BACKPRESSURE AND BALOONED SLIGHTLY, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AT TOUCH DOWN AND THE NOSE GEAR PORPOISED ONCE, AT THAT POINT THE AIRCRAFT TURNED HARD LEFT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE GRASS, THE PILOT DID NOT ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND DUE TO AIRCRAFT VEERED HARD LEFT, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A VASI LIGHT AND SKIDDED SIDWAYS TO A STOP.

THE LEFT INBOARD SECTION OF THE LEFT WING, WHICH IS A COMPOSITE WING, HAS A SECTION TORN INTO IT STARTING FROM THE LEADING EDGE THAT CONTINUES INTO THE FUEL TANK, TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE WING, THIS IS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA18CA065Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNorthampton, MAThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent impact with approach lighting.Nov 24, 2017 · Substantial damage